Residents of three towns in southern Japan spent the past week sweeping volcanic ash from roads, cars, and rooftops after a ...

The Kilauea volcano has been erupting on and off since December 2024. In February 2025, lava started shooting up into the air once again at the volcano’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

In this photo released by the Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billows from an eruption of the long-dormant Hayli Gubbi Volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Credit: Afar ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many eruptions stretches back as far as 2,700 years ago, with the most recent ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is at it again, as its most recent eruptive episode began to shoot lava hundreds of feet into the air. According to information provided by ...

A map of bathymetry—or underwater topography—of Axial Seamount, an active volcano some 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. NOAA Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year, according ...

A volcano in far eastern Russia erupted for the first time in centuries overnight Sunday, according to scientists, just days after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast nearby. The ...

A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 17, 2025 (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images). The ...

An undersea volcano is likely to erupt sometime in 2025. This much advance notice is a big deal, because forecasting eruptions more than hours ahead is “pretty unique,” says geophysicist William ...

Deep below the Earth's surface, magma is churning and flowing into the Axial Seamount, an underwater shield volcano about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. As the volcano grows and tremors increase, ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in addition to in-person talks and walks around the island, we hosted an art ...